1971 Commando - what to look for
 

It has been a while since I owned a Jeep (My last one was a 1997 TJ and it
caused me more problems than the CJ's I had before it, but this is a story
for other times) - but I recently ran across a 71 V6 C-101 that seems to be
in very nice condition. The body seems nice, it has a hardtop, convertible
top and multiple bikini tops. The interior looks OK. I did not see any rust
on the body. I drove it and it seems really slow and gutless - but maybe
this is something that a tuneup will solve. Also, the seat is bolted too
close to the steering wheel for my comfort - so I will have to modify this
aspect of the car.

It seems to be mostly original from what I can tell - the steering wheel and
radio are not, but everything else seems to be right.

So, I will obviously have it taken to be inspected for compression - but
what else should I pay attention to? Any recommended books on the subject?

Any comments on the car feeling slow and gutless? Could it be because I have
not been driving vintage cars in a while?

Thanks for any pointers.

Ron.

Re: 1971 Commando - what to look for
 

That's why most of us bolted the 350 Buick straight into it:
http://www.----------.com/buickV8jeep.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Ron Loewy wrote:
>
> It has been a while since I owned a Jeep (My last one was a 1997 TJ and it
> caused me more problems than the CJ's I had before it, but this is a story
> for other times) - but I recently ran across a 71 V6 C-101 that seems to be
> in very nice condition. The body seems nice, it has a hardtop, convertible
> top and multiple bikini tops. The interior looks OK. I did not see any rust
> on the body. I drove it and it seems really slow and gutless - but maybe
> this is something that a tuneup will solve. Also, the seat is bolted too
> close to the steering wheel for my comfort - so I will have to modify this
> aspect of the car.
>
> It seems to be mostly original from what I can tell - the steering wheel and
> radio are not, but everything else seems to be right.
>
> So, I will obviously have it taken to be inspected for compression - but
> what else should I pay attention to? Any recommended books on the subject?
>
> Any comments on the car feeling slow and gutless? Could it be because I have
> not been driving vintage cars in a while?
>
> Thanks for any pointers.
>
> Ron.

Re: 1971 Commando - what to look for
 

That's why most of us bolted the 350 Buick straight into it:
http://www.----------.com/buickV8jeep.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Ron Loewy wrote:
>
> It has been a while since I owned a Jeep (My last one was a 1997 TJ and it
> caused me more problems than the CJ's I had before it, but this is a story
> for other times) - but I recently ran across a 71 V6 C-101 that seems to be
> in very nice condition. The body seems nice, it has a hardtop, convertible
> top and multiple bikini tops. The interior looks OK. I did not see any rust
> on the body. I drove it and it seems really slow and gutless - but maybe
> this is something that a tuneup will solve. Also, the seat is bolted too
> close to the steering wheel for my comfort - so I will have to modify this
> aspect of the car.
>
> It seems to be mostly original from what I can tell - the steering wheel and
> radio are not, but everything else seems to be right.
>
> So, I will obviously have it taken to be inspected for compression - but
> what else should I pay attention to? Any recommended books on the subject?
>
> Any comments on the car feeling slow and gutless? Could it be because I have
> not been driving vintage cars in a while?
>
> Thanks for any pointers.
>
> Ron.

Re: 1971 Commando - what to look for
 

That's why most of us bolted the 350 Buick straight into it:
http://www.----------.com/buickV8jeep.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Ron Loewy wrote:
>
> It has been a while since I owned a Jeep (My last one was a 1997 TJ and it
> caused me more problems than the CJ's I had before it, but this is a story
> for other times) - but I recently ran across a 71 V6 C-101 that seems to be
> in very nice condition. The body seems nice, it has a hardtop, convertible
> top and multiple bikini tops. The interior looks OK. I did not see any rust
> on the body. I drove it and it seems really slow and gutless - but maybe
> this is something that a tuneup will solve. Also, the seat is bolted too
> close to the steering wheel for my comfort - so I will have to modify this
> aspect of the car.
>
> It seems to be mostly original from what I can tell - the steering wheel and
> radio are not, but everything else seems to be right.
>
> So, I will obviously have it taken to be inspected for compression - but
> what else should I pay attention to? Any recommended books on the subject?
>
> Any comments on the car feeling slow and gutless? Could it be because I have
> not been driving vintage cars in a while?
>
> Thanks for any pointers.
>
> Ron.

Re: 1971 Commando - what to look for
 

Oh boy, the days before digital cameras! How we got anything accomlished
without them, I can't even imagine. Being 29 I barely remeber having to get
up and change the channel on the TV.

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:402C2318.FF4E9AB2@cox.net...
> That's why most of us bolted the 350 Buick straight into it:
> http://www.----------.com/buickV8jeep.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Ron Loewy wrote:
> >
> > It has been a while since I owned a Jeep (My last one was a 1997 TJ and
it
> > caused me more problems than the CJ's I had before it, but this is a
story
> > for other times) - but I recently ran across a 71 V6 C-101 that seems to
be
> > in very nice condition. The body seems nice, it has a hardtop,
convertible
> > top and multiple bikini tops. The interior looks OK. I did not see any
rust
> > on the body. I drove it and it seems really slow and gutless - but maybe
> > this is something that a tuneup will solve. Also, the seat is bolted too
> > close to the steering wheel for my comfort - so I will have to modify
this
> > aspect of the car.
> >
> > It seems to be mostly original from what I can tell - the steering wheel
and
> > radio are not, but everything else seems to be right.
> >
> > So, I will obviously have it taken to be inspected for compression - but
> > what else should I pay attention to? Any recommended books on the
subject?
> >
> > Any comments on the car feeling slow and gutless? Could it be because I
have
> > not been driving vintage cars in a while?
> >
> > Thanks for any pointers.
> >
> > Ron.

Re: 1971 Commando - what to look for
 

Oh boy, the days before digital cameras! How we got anything accomlished
without them, I can't even imagine. Being 29 I barely remeber having to get
up and change the channel on the TV.

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:402C2318.FF4E9AB2@cox.net...
> That's why most of us bolted the 350 Buick straight into it:
> http://www.----------.com/buickV8jeep.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Ron Loewy wrote:
> >
> > It has been a while since I owned a Jeep (My last one was a 1997 TJ and
it
> > caused me more problems than the CJ's I had before it, but this is a
story
> > for other times) - but I recently ran across a 71 V6 C-101 that seems to
be
> > in very nice condition. The body seems nice, it has a hardtop,
convertible
> > top and multiple bikini tops. The interior looks OK. I did not see any
rust
> > on the body. I drove it and it seems really slow and gutless - but maybe
> > this is something that a tuneup will solve. Also, the seat is bolted too
> > close to the steering wheel for my comfort - so I will have to modify
this
> > aspect of the car.
> >
> > It seems to be mostly original from what I can tell - the steering wheel
and
> > radio are not, but everything else seems to be right.
> >
> > So, I will obviously have it taken to be inspected for compression - but
> > what else should I pay attention to? Any recommended books on the
subject?
> >
> > Any comments on the car feeling slow and gutless? Could it be because I
have
> > not been driving vintage cars in a while?
> >
> > Thanks for any pointers.
> >
> > Ron.

Re: 1971 Commando - what to look for
 

Oh boy, the days before digital cameras! How we got anything accomlished
without them, I can't even imagine. Being 29 I barely remeber having to get
up and change the channel on the TV.

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:402C2318.FF4E9AB2@cox.net...
> That's why most of us bolted the 350 Buick straight into it:
> http://www.----------.com/buickV8jeep.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Ron Loewy wrote:
> >
> > It has been a while since I owned a Jeep (My last one was a 1997 TJ and
it
> > caused me more problems than the CJ's I had before it, but this is a
story
> > for other times) - but I recently ran across a 71 V6 C-101 that seems to
be
> > in very nice condition. The body seems nice, it has a hardtop,
convertible
> > top and multiple bikini tops. The interior looks OK. I did not see any
rust
> > on the body. I drove it and it seems really slow and gutless - but maybe
> > this is something that a tuneup will solve. Also, the seat is bolted too
> > close to the steering wheel for my comfort - so I will have to modify
this
> > aspect of the car.
> >
> > It seems to be mostly original from what I can tell - the steering wheel
and
> > radio are not, but everything else seems to be right.
> >
> > So, I will obviously have it taken to be inspected for compression - but
> > what else should I pay attention to? Any recommended books on the
subject?
> >
> > Any comments on the car feeling slow and gutless? Could it be because I
have
> > not been driving vintage cars in a while?
> >
> > Thanks for any pointers.
> >
> > Ron.

Re: 1971 Commando - what to look for
 

Yeah, but there were only 3 channels to deal with. Imagine standing
there sorting thru 250!

Kevin Sperle wrote:

> Oh boy, the days before digital cameras! How we got anything accomlished
> without them, I can't even imagine. Being 29 I barely remeber having to get
> up and change the channel on the TV.

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tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Re: 1971 Commando - what to look for
 

Yeah, but there were only 3 channels to deal with. Imagine standing
there sorting thru 250!

Kevin Sperle wrote:

> Oh boy, the days before digital cameras! How we got anything accomlished
> without them, I can't even imagine. Being 29 I barely remeber having to get
> up and change the channel on the TV.

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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__________________________________________________ _________

Re: 1971 Commando - what to look for
 

Yeah, but there were only 3 channels to deal with. Imagine standing
there sorting thru 250!

Kevin Sperle wrote:

> Oh boy, the days before digital cameras! How we got anything accomlished
> without them, I can't even imagine. Being 29 I barely remeber having to get
> up and change the channel on the TV.

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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